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NEW YORK (AP) — Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has been fined $15,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating in Game 4 of the first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Williams made his comments to the media following the Suns’ 118-103 road loss Sunday.
He was upset by the disparity in foul shots — 42-15. Williams said “coaches shouldn’t have to come up to the microphone and feel like they’re going to get their head cut off for speaking the truth.
That’s a free-throw disparity.” It’s the third fine assessed in the past two days by the NBA for reactions to officiating involving a disparity in free throws favoring the home team.
